Nonstop flight route between Daggett, California, United States and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(34°51'12"N by 116°47'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from DAG to MDU:
7,002.00 miles (11,268.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG), Daggett, California, United States and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,002 miles (or 11,269 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Barstow-Daggett Airport and Mendi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Barstow-Daggett Airport and Mendi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAG / KDAG |
| Airport Name: | Barstow-Daggett Airport |
| Location: | Daggett, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°51'12"N by 116°47'12"W |
| Area Served: | Barstow & Daggett, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1930 feet (588 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAG |
| More Information: | DAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN |
| Airport Name: | Mendi Airport |
| Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E |
| Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDU |
| More Information: | MDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG):
- About 29 May 1942 the government and Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., entered into a cost plus fixed fee contract, whereby Douglas agreed to do all things necessary and incident to the procurement, furnishing, delivery and installation of equipment, machinery, machine tools, materials, supplies and facilities for proper operation of a Modification Center.
- Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) has 2 runways.
- About 65 buildings and 20 other structures were built at the facility.
- Barstow-Daggett Airport covers 1,087 acres at an elevation of 1,930 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of DAG.
- The furthest airport from Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,394 miles (18,336 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.74 miles (47.86 km) SW | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.80 miles (49.57 km) NNE | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 3 | 38.21 miles (61.50 km) WSW | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 58.29 miles (93.80 km) SSW | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 5 | 58.29 miles (93.80 km) SSW | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 6 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) W | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 7 | 64.44 miles (103.70 km) S | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 8 | 69.14 miles (111.28 km) SE | Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | |
| 9 | 69.51 miles (111.87 km) SSW | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 10 | 72.04 miles (115.93 km) SW | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 11 | 72.44 miles (116.57 km) SSW | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.52 miles (116.72 km) SSE | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 13 | 72.53 miles (116.72 km) SW | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 14 | 72.73 miles (117.05 km) SSW | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 15 | 72.93 miles (117.38 km) NNW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,393.72 miles (18,336.37 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,389.19 miles (18,329.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,384.84 miles (18,322.08 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,364.54 miles (18,289.41 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,253.13 miles (18,110.11 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,132.06 miles (17,915.27 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,128.58 miles (17,909.67 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,090.93 miles (17,849.08 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,001.82 miles (17,705.66 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,967.16 miles (17,649.89 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,962.51 miles (17,642.41 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,957.58 miles (17,634.47 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,944.43 miles (17,613.31 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,933.35 miles (17,595.48 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,922.62 miles (17,578.20 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.41 miles (52.16 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) ENE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 84.20 miles (135.51 km) NNE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) E | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) SSE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) NE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 115.37 miles (185.67 km) SSW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) SE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) WNW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) SSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 154.87 miles (249.24 km) E | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) NW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 157.89 miles (254.10 km) ESE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.37 miles (254.87 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,709.94 miles (18,845.27 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,694.80 miles (18,820.91 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,676.98 miles (18,792.23 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,649.89 miles (18,748.63 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.82 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,600.40 miles (18,668.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,542.58 miles (18,575.94 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,513.29 miles (18,528.79 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,509.27 miles (18,522.32 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,451.03 miles (18,428.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,445.71 miles (18,420.04 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,416.57 miles (18,373.14 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,375.19 miles (18,306.54 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |